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In Spain
Following are extracts from a letter written to a friend în Hong Kong by an Italian ex-resident, now in Italy:
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And now a little political "joss- The Fascists have on ing." Our chief Mussolini is hav-hand, the Germans, and on the left, ing his own way. In Spain he is a brigade of Irishmen the latter directing General Franco, his dis-are worth in valour, half a dozen The M.P., who [ciple, how to play out the Bolshies, of their enemies. the Reds, anarchists, Frenchies, the during the Boer War said that au- international scum and other pests. Irish regiment was worth six Bri-
In Spain, Mussolini will show his tish ones was quite correct. military ability. There they are In Spain there has been · some
fighting. You fighting for Christianity and civili-very severe
know sation about 75,000
Fascists well that the government are sup- and war against scum collected from all over plied with men, money the world.
materials by the entire world.
Not
B's fiance is in Spain, officer of excluding. the U.S.A., 60 nations. a section of 10-inch siege guns, and is peppering the bolshies for he is worth.
"Single-Handed”
all
Fascists And Asturians
The Fascists will have their own way. The Asturians Falancisties
It is a pity that our Chief has are very hard to put down. They to fight the world single-handed.are miners and manage dynamite in a marvellous way. They have always won their fights by pepper- to ing and blowing their enemies pieces with dynamite.
MINE EXPLOSION
VERDICT
"Someone Struck A Match"
Our chief Mussolini, sent a re- giment of fascists called "Orditi” to face the invincible dynamiters. These "class" soldiers are volùn- teers from 20 to 30 years of age. They are armed with a rifle, bay- The cause of the explosion in the onet, hand-bombs and a short 10 South Normanton colliery on Feb-inch steel blade. Their trick is to 15 was not established at the inquest get at short range to receive the on the eight victims which conclud-dynamite dose; jump on the led at Alfreton, Derbyshire.
enemy; with the left hand hold the The jury at the end of the inquiry enemy's right hand holding the added to a verdict that the men lost dynamite, and with their right their lives following an explosion: hand holding the 10 inch blade, We could not find the cause of the in a second, get through a "Kara- ignition."
chiri" work that your Japanese. Evidence had been given of the friends do with a five foot blade în finding of cigarettes and matches, a space of 10 minutes. and Mr. T. E. Pickering, junior in-
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Time Will Tell
spector of mines, declared that These kinds of new Fascist pro- three-parts of a cigarette partly ceedings have placed the Asturian smoked was found under a cap close Dynamiters in such terror that when Ito the bodies.
they realise that they are fighting "To my mind," said the inspector, the "Orditi" of Mussolini, they run "the igniting was caused by someone like a flock of hares. striking a match to smoke in the left bank.".
Mr. Pickering told the Court that the general condition of the mine was fairly good; and; that it was a perfectly safe pit as regards ven- tilation and -gas.
Replying to Mr. J. R. Felton, Divisional Inspector of Mines, Mr. Pickering stated that the colliery company had put in safety lamps on its own initiative..
Tribute To Brave Men
Time will tell all the tales of the Spanish fighting.
TWO RUSSIAN STOWAWAYS
On President Harrison From Shanghai
Simeon Malgin, 36, and Boris There was no direct evidence, he Jacob Payloff, 19, both Russians added, that the explosion was caus-
were this morning charged before ed by the striking of a match. Mr. Keen at the Central. Magistracy was just his opinion.
with stowing away by the Presi Mr. Pickering agreed, when ques-dent Harrison from Shanghai- Thursday, the 15th. April, 1937 tioned by Mr. F. H. Jessop, solicitor Hong Kong on April 11 and with commencing at 2.30 p.m representing the South Normanton entering the Colony without pass-
at their Sales Room, Colliery Company, that what was ports. No.85 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
done by the management in troduc-
"They were fined $150 or ing safety lamps and in instituting months' imprisonment on the first A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
some method of searching was charge and an additional $50 or something above what they were one month on the other. · An
ex- comprising:—
pulsion odder was also made, Black Wood Ware, Teak Dining legally required to do.
At the close of the inquiry the Room-Bed Room and Drawing coroner, Dr. B. A. McCrea, paid a fendant was a nomad who roamed e Sergeant Loughlin said first de- Room Furniture, Sewing Machine, tribute to the gallantry of Clarence from place to place causing incon-
two
Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Ornaments, Dye and Jonathan Waltho, two venience to everybody. The second Glass & Forcelain Ware, Brass & miners who made heroic rescue at- was in Hong Kong in 1939, was
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looked after by a Russian family "One hears frequently of bravery and found work, but he lost it and in other walks of life. One hears was sent to Shanghai by the Police. of it on the battlefield, but I think He told the police he had stowed that the bravery exhibited by these away to Honolulu in the President LAMMERT BROS., men is equal, if it does not surpass, Hoover, was sent back by the Pre-
Auctioneers. the bravery of which you i hear on Isident Harrison, and had con Hong Kong, 13th April, 1937. the surface," declared Dr. McCrea, the Colony by the same boat.